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A review by oncemeridiem74
Blood Meridian; or, The Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
I wrote an essay on this: “Mythic Old West to Grim Modern Mess: Blood Meridian through Freudian Psychoanalysis and Said’s Postcolonialism”
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Blood, Excrement, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Bush full of dead babies